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Table 2 Disease areas in which PE activities were reported

From: Practices of patient engagement in drug development: a systematic scoping review

Disease areas

Nr. of publications

Non-communicable diseases

 Cancer

30

 Autoimmune diseases

16

 Rare diseases

10

 Neurological and psychiatric conditions

8

 Lung and esophageal disorders

7

 Endocrine diseases

6

 Cardiovascular diseases (CVD)

4

 Chronic kidney disease (CKD)

1

 Non-specific low back pain (NSLBP)

1

Communicable diseases

 Infectious diseases

7

 HIV/AIDS

4

 Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)

2

 Severe or critical COVID-19 pneumonia

1